5th week; My job's biggest loser concert

My coworkers and I have been gaining weight like crazy. We order out for breakfast and lunch every day. Then I usually go to school and by the time I get out, I grab whatever is good for on the go. So basically you can say I eat junk food 24/7. So now that summer is getting closer and closer, my co-workers and I have decided to Biggest Loser contest. There are 6 people in the contest including myself. We will begin as of Monday. The way we are running the contest is that everyone pays $5 to play, and then each week, what you owe is based on how much you lost - biggest loser pays nothing, second place pays $2, and everyone else pays $4. At the end (not sure when it will end), the Biggest Loser gets half the pot, second place gets 30%, and third gets 20%. On Monday, we will be weighed. I am nervous to see how much I lost so far on my own dieting.
Some things I plan to do to win the contest are
1. Keep a log of what I eat
2. Stop eating out
3. Stick to a 1500 based calorie diet
4. Try to exercise at least 3 times a week

The contest seems to be motivating everyone. My co-workers and I cannot seem to stop talking about it. Even I do not win in the end, the fact that we are all taking steps for our health is inspiring to me. I can't wait to see how this all turns out in the end!

Wish me luck!

4th week failure

OK so this week was not my best week! I have been doing my diet for about 4 weeks now and last week when I weighed myself I had lost 5lbs. But, the other day I weighted myself and I gained 2lbs. What the heck is that about! I haven't been eating junk food and if I eat any more greens and chicken I think I will either turn into broccoli or a chicken. So by seeing that I gained 2lbs, which was actually because of "the time of the month", I began eating all types of food, and not worried about the calories or nutritional facts. For example of Valentine's Day my boyfriend took me to a restaurant. But instead of eating a salad with a diet soda, I had steak with loaded mash potatoes and bread..tons of bread. Although I fucked up, I'm not going to kill myself over it. I will just work extra hard next week. Wish me luck!

Third week...don't know what to think

So I have been on my diet for three weeks now and just had to weigh myself. I wanted to see if I had lost any weight. I was surprised when I noticed I lost 5lbs. I am so happy. I mean I don’t mind losing weight slowly. I have read when you lose a lot of weight in a short period of time you gain it right back plus more once you get off the diet. I am not in any rush to lose the weight. I am just giving myself a goal date (which is the 1st day of summer) as a motivation to continue doing my diet. This week was a hectic week with my diet. We had two snow days and I was off from work. It was hard being home and watching television with no snack. My mom picked me up “Smart Popcorn” with light butter. I was surprised how good it was at only 100 calories. However, today my mom was making cupcakes for Valentine’s Day. They smelled delicious and I really wanted one. I decided to split one cupcake with my mom. At first I was disappointed. I have been going so well on my diet and I felt the cupcake messed it up. But, it really didn’t. I could have sat there and ate 12 cupcakes, but I only had half. I realized that some day’s salad and grilled chicken are not what I want to eat; I am going to want to have a piece of cake or a burger. It’s not like I am going to eat it every day, but once in a while I think it’s ok to splurge in moderation. And that is exactly what I did. After thinking about it, I was proud that I controlled myself and ate something I wanted. A diet to me is not about eating healthy food all the time, because I know some days it might not work out like that. As long as I stick to my diet, once in a while would not be bad to treat myself to a piece of cake or a cupcake. It’s all about moderation and proportions!

2nd week was a little easier

This week was easier to do my diet than it was the first week. I am on a 1500 calorie diet, which I thought was not a lot, but to my surprised it really is! This week I ate breakfast for the first time, which I will continue to do because it keep me full until lunch time. For breakfast, I ate either whole wheat toast with fat free plain yogurt or cereal with a piece of fruit. I also packed my lunch which was usually a salad with grilled chicken or grilled chicken with vegetables. I did not realize that certain salad dressings (Caesar,French, Ranch) could have more calories than a burger from McDonald's. I tried "Newman's fat free house dressing", and it was delicious. For snack, I ate mostly fruit, but they have these "100 calorie packs" which are great to satisfy my sweet tooth. Dinner time for me is the hardest part of the day because by the time I get out of school or work it is already 8o'clock. It is easier to go to a Drive-Thru and order a meal with a billion calories, but I did not. I went home and ate a light salad with a piece of fruit. Drinking six to eight glasses of water also helped reduce my hunger pains. Overall, I am happy with my progression and sticking through with this diet. Hopefully, it can get easier and I can be down to my goal weight by summertime.